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As a character design nerd this piqued my interest, so:
Nero and skulls! Also, while we’re at it, bees/hive insects (lots to be found there symbolically I think, considering they’re almost entirely mothers and the males don’t do much… what happens when a man has to substitute, in a way? Hard to explain, but there’s something there.)
Anastasia with both ice and fire— I like to think of fire being associated with her more reckless younger self and ice being more of her new-age Glasshouse aesthetic.
Cypher and the ocean, both through his ship and it’s name— it’s a nice contrast to Nero and his volcano.
Number One and space: Further distance makes it easier to hurt others without regret. Also, being far from people who could have originally threatened him… but also being stranded from help when Overlord took over.
This one might just be my headcanons talking, but Laura and games (I refuse to see book 2 as anything other than Laura playing an extended version of Battleship with Cypher.) Also nature/plants.
Animus and viruses.
Shelby and cats.
Darkdoom and marine life or prehistoric animals (Megalodon, and Dreadnoughtus is a sauropod genus.)
Zero and lab equipment + memory.
Anna and angels.
The Malpense family complex and symbiosis, specifically:
Otto/HIVEmind = Mutualism (Both parties benefit.)
Overlord/Animus = Obligate parasitism (cannot survive without host)
Zero/Anna = Predation (One gains, one loses, and usually loses fatally.)
What's some random things associated with the H.I.V.E. characters that aren't immediately obvious?
E.g. Nero and fire trucks